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COPYRIOHTB1D JULY 21, 1902, 

Br Ella K. Dearborn, 

VINE-CLAD-COTTAQB, 

800 UNION AVE. N. 

PORTLAND, 

ORE. 



PRESS OF 

ELLIS PRINTING CO. 

PORTLAND, 

ORE. 



Borrows 

OF CUPID 



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*F+{E BORROW J OF CJUlfe- 

dfy Love ^tpolled on a warm <§ummeP<§ day ; 

^o capers and free on life s busy \)\$)vJay< 
VC'i^e for 8 a fove^od; Vrp counted a^ blind; 
T]ot one of \)\s tpi^s did be eV We ber/md. 
' fBo^s and bundles oj pisses ^alop^ 
*Hi^ eW rappied a|t^p ; and nuppied jop mope. 
Ujo stpirjfy lo date W£Pe eacQ of hi^ dapts ; 
^And wappan^d fatal fop ms^uline \)^S- 





topmii\| a feminine h^art ; I am tol% 

Is ^ad wast^ of arrowy if not tifsf^d with &ofcJ. 
Tied v/itg Qim ro^eS; but not without tfjorr^, 
wQile op^Kid an 6 ) violet qis foathway adorns, 
^onbon^ and jo^pjum^g jor ^irls in th^ir* t^ens ; 

<g\m diamonds n£ brou^t J op society s cjueen<$. 
TVi^s oj \)\£ ^ye and the dpooja oj his ia^n 

we^ nis s^°<k in trade, thu<£ he ne«d no qc^h. 
^o he ^tpofled on ; ever tal^ii>| \j\s ea<se, 

efW Dlowit\| li^l)t l^is^s away on trje Dr>eeg£; 
™irtit\| with gejoKyi°& a<£ cu^id^ wiff do ; 

Tw met in tge |aatr)Way lov^od number two— 
*jne two cujaid^ lit\|ei°ed to <§ay "rjow are you? 



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an it be Joo^sible we two ape ^in ; 

<$pm rpw in t(x wopld e|id you Qome to be thin? 
what ape youp tpoubles?===you d better 9 Conje<§s. 
"1 always gave been <§o— =my nature 1 &uess. 
wnet ai°e youp appoW<£=youp l^i^s^s and dove, 
&\m all trjcxt &oe<£ in with) tty? outfit oj love? 
Wge^ &pe tge elve<§ tr\at obey youp eommand, 

^Jfnext Jly oJJ op come at the vJolv^ oj youp h&nd? 




lumjo Qu[oid san!^ at the foot oj a tpee 
<£r\nd thoughtfully hu^^d tyg own (oiumjo little l^nee- 
Down <§at the second on mo^ Qoveped <£tone ; 
<grW an^wep^d all questions in sad monotone: 



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"Efves? ^Fwo op \\\r?z somewhere flying apound; 
TQy outfit's Wsi^e me ^M ne^e on tge j^ound. 

^)afe are my arrowy neath two op trjp^ locl^s, 
^y k' , <5 s ^S™J us ^ c§a m Hes=ape QW in tf)is do^ ; 

Ki^se^; ^ans flavop ; id lil^e you to try, 
Ariose men Sive tneif wives when Ihey ^e saying "j^ood bye- 

V^ith them no fove-wopd, gfigbt fope^supe of i'i|ds, 
^nd w&ppanted nevep to thrill firmer 8 tijo^. 

T^ev^P a ffu^t) QPee|ss to %op op to JaQC; 
Emotion of no l^ind comes into the oa^e; 

hove s a fsoop !{md if it \)&s to be fed 

Witl) Sweethearts &nd 'dapfii^s— a k'md of love s Wad 

GJLf^ mucb u^ed wKife couptih| ; not off u<£ed wl^en wed/ 



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H ind! e ^r'\£ Pe^a^abie I i-^<§t what 1 <£ay= 
%f ' v ' (° ^° m ^n e ^p wants mop^ tgan one n;iss a day. 
i|| ^oom^times I question ij that Wa<§ jop&ot ; 

lj tl}ey the omission would notice op not. 
mW one^on^s bi^nty=just try orx &nd tr^n 

Uou r°£ able to pecomm^nd tg^m to tf)e r^n- 
Pull ar^ i^y aPP0Ws=tr)^y ne^r* ^tpit^e tr\£ h^t ; 

< J3ut IogI^ in tn^ ^tomaQn=e\ man<£ ^"itoi taapt. 
TQap\\ the effect, now you [at little <£innep, 

Ti(y victims hat^ lov^ wq'ii^ iovitv| theip dinner* • 
ppom my fsast labo^ thi<£ ada&<? tr>e Jpuit: 

to win a man s ^ ov Z y ou m u^t w^fl feed tr>e opute- 
e/^tl a^e<£ (as^t tl)is e&ch woman |) a c5 don^ 

JBut what do^s it fopojit \y?> wr^n it i<§ won?" 



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Qutaid ate a ro£Z foetal op two, 
Wl ^Wallowed a l\iss==dpan^ a j^W dpofos oj dew. 
Easily, Jop him ; he W£ c uf °iy head ^hool^. 
"4tte»°e s wisdom and wisdom that s writ ir\ no boo^. 
Tf}c\p\\ you my wopd<£ ; now he th)Ou^r)tjully £a\®, 
u g\ lov^ tr>ir\ as you ap£ Qad ytep b^ dead. 
Pardon my Qandop ; [op one tr>at i^ v/'\££ 

will u^ it but Pexp^ly=jap bett^p ape li^. 

etween two Jo^ojof^ of o^fao^ite s^ 

MWq partly '\£ i old— it would both oj th^m ve^. 
_)tpat\&£ Qow a man always &a&s at the tputh ; 
^/vnd swallow^ &P£at lies by the do^en Jop ^ooth)J 
y^pbal op arjed, li^s ^nce^e op Jun ; 
pi^a^e mope tgan tr^ truth) and r^ &iv£<§ ^en jop one- 




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rx;e on a time—friat Wa^ lor& ion& a5o; 

^jriepe fiv^Gi a pip maiden wqo ne £i° l^efat a beau, 
pop beauty o] \ar£> &nd for* Soogu^s oj n^apt, 
p^op womancy hnowi(we and jeminine apt 
^r^ equalled the D&>t; but I^p <§to^ in tpade 

included no iie<5 = = ( £o <£ne di^d an old maid. 




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ar>e \u(j\ jop u^===0 you lanky cujaid! 

I (o woman aWe tr^n b as ^ eP been s° ^tufoid. 
EacQ oj t|xm know^ all o] love £ subtle tric^; 
pky leapned t^m and u^ed t[)em when wee maid^ oj ^i^c. 



yarning s° y°unj 



\, when b 1 



£P years ape one <^cope ; 



<£)ne k q( ^S b^ p oWr ^ b^ QP ^ iik^ ari °'-d r»hym£ eonned o er- 
4W b^ p owr ^ feeling syz b' 1G ^s, OP ma y fe^n, 

white w '^n one shy glance ^b^ p eads man s neapf and bpain; 
Reads him apijM beyond ^b^dow oj doubt; 

lie studies a yeap r\al| as much to find out, 
^mile^ when <§ks ®x\fyy ^nd (sout<§ when ^U s jf aG i 

lAoo^s teapy WQU^ lau&hit\|, and laughs Wl^en S^ s SQ d- 

'who understands f)ei°? Es^n ^an oj tbem si&b s 
wb'cn 30^ I believe; ner li^ op be p eye^? 
Wb'iQn i<£ tbe tputb, will you tell me, 1 fcpay, 

tynat told me la<§t r\\&\)\, op that whi^e^d to=day? 



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^T\tiy 1 el ^ay to <za(r\ erudite youth— 
VJ/!-\en thpou&h witg a man sW hl\s him t[x truth- 

J^tin^ with j 6x^—1 am &powit\| [Dotite= 
e/vll men and all wom^n e e* 9 e3^ m to delist. 
i-^et <5 leave it to t|)em==[op u<§ truth i^ be<§t ; 

^o tall^ o] youp^lj; twill Jop both be a p^t. 
pip^t tell me \\)\s, [alea^e: Jop one of youp sige 

j^oup (§i^r)s ap£ quite Jp£C]uenf=£ive WQepejW and why^- 
1 thought all Iov^ogIs weP£ K^H^ and £iad ; 

J3ut you, y^nus lov^ you! loo!^ teapjul and <§ad. 
4^e th)in Qufoid smiled and then winded bacn; a teap. 

"V(y stopy oj Jailupes Would tire you 1 j^ar: 
^ince you will listen 1 II try to b^ bpiej 
In tellir\| my <§topy ; twill be a p^liq. 



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ir^t pace— =my rpme i<§ a ma^uline bp^a<$t ; 

Qold ; cQee^e<3<§ and dp^apy, a |ooop home Sit D£<§t. 
Im ^tapv^d jop l^ind wopd<§ ; but He doe<§nt tt)in^ 
^ love=&od e ei° need<£ any nectap to Gipinrfc 
*VS wSS" -automatic— I m Slad i<£ so pap^ ; 

Wes quite a<§ mu^h pea^upe in k^s' 1 ^ ^ a1 ^ 
T(o wondep all maids=Qod bl^ss em!=de mci nd 

<£r\ Qusband with cr)eck = boo^s, Qou^s and land. 
Wpp^ tr^se c our W out, 1 quite often have said, 

0(o p^a^on i<§ lejl why a woman should wed. 
"yet it £p'i£V£s me ; jop they mal^ no [opeten^e 

Vain^t mal^ih^ a bap&ain oj dollap^ ar\(^ Qent<§. 
4~|e? W^il it mu^t be he w^ [op tfx fool^s; 
l g\ civilized man cannot live without cool^s. 



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alQr\^s 1 ve made Jop a j^W poyal foaips, 

^But lov£ enters not in tneip stately exjjaips. 
Jom^tim^ it hja^JsenS; I J^l it of c^oupse, 
Wr)£n maters 1 ve newd man;e end in a divorce- 
I afway<§ hjave tpied== -all cujsid^ a<§]aipe= 

^Fo li&ht in the jxa^ true fW<5 ne ep-cnslii>| Jii°e- 
Oft' t(xy ne^W >t— y^t it<§ needs ape <§mau, 
JBut i^en &pe too bu^y to ]eed it at all. 
It £ so di^(;oupa^ir\| with) my <£(W ^top^ 

^ lov^ to ir^bipe trjat will la^t ^vepmope. 
1 m tiped oj it all— 1 [eel ®S y ou said= 
g\ lov^ trjin a<§ 1 am gad better b^ d^ad. 
But ^ ep 1 die, 1 would jain l^now tne bli^s 

1 J^l mi&nt b^ found in a bpi&nt wopld li^e trji^ 
1| only 1 lived in ^om^ones &p^at h^apt 

^11 Wapm and w^ll-jilled with) the <^toc^ of lo^ZS mapt. 



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ut yf me ; what Qan a |soor Qubict do ; 

whose neavy=wit\|ed arrowy W1 ^ neve* 9 fly true 
^Because not iifofe^Gt as love<§ arrows srpuld be 
with k'i^s that seal all my victims to me? 
T(o wonder \j\S k' 1 ^ i<5 followed by £\$)s 

((pis heavy a^ lead, &nd tl)e ^li<§b soor l ^'e^ ' 
who wants a k'iss ; automatic li^e this, 

^J\r\d who, can you tell m^ could rhyme it witf) bliss? 
I U peinc^nat^==l if leave thi^ old ^artr) 

Until c§un and Yenu^ both ^mile on a birtl), 
Qivi^l a nature c§° c£unny and Jree 

^at gladly 'twill che^h a love=^od li^e me- 
J 11 tr^e abide eve^ ; ble<£sit\| the gour ; 

eflnd ^t^r Qiear [}ep^a|ter from natures born <§our. 



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ifence a moment then <§b a ki^§ *\ ] S b^: 

'you re quite inconsistent the Jalumjo cufaid <£aid. 
""you told me your> art^ were Quite t[)e rl&Qt tr\it\& ; 
$\r\® now WQat you ^ay has & dijjerent pit\|. 
'True ; toy deal 8 critic, but tell me Jor^ooth, 

who d denounce bis own we^es to e&c^ c a ^ oW youtb? 

<f(oi 1; 1 assure you ; 1 did my be<§t 

with <§toc^ be^simistic jrom masculine breast. 

4fe doth ma^e bitten each b 0UP ")°^ * " v £? 
pop all \[p\ 1 want 1 ve so little to &ive. 



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qo &|s>|spe(;i&fe<§ Jo'® a<§ mud) a£ he 

wno^ ^nown direst want and jell Keen poverty? 
wno <$in^s 'r[ome, ^)weet r[om^ with Jeeiit\| so dee|a 
d^<5 h°3? havi^ none ; <$ave in fancy ; to l^ee|3. 
tf^v '^Foast to the ladies — trje be<$t or K * k^n— 

It c&me (was it <£atire?) pom bachelor <5 (a^n. 
f *ri°ainii^ oj Wudren vJ®£ by an old maid-=— 

0(0 writer oj ja^hion in late mode arrayed. 
Qru^ty old baQelor Wrote, it i<£ <§aid, 

4t\at brilliant bool^ 'ifow to be rfa^y \\)o Wed/ 
( J)\w^ 4™n& rlair Qrower you buy Jor yourself; 

<g\ bald«headed (Her^ tal^<§ the bo^ jrom tr^ ^Ke^J- 
wqo li^e the <£aint counts ail oj tjje pinners? 

wqo but a Qun&ry man orders lot\& dinner? 
^Jo 1 ; who have lived in a Joe^simi^t s br^a^t 

riave foianned in my jancy how life frifet be blessed 



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ye<5 ' 1 l^now Well what you d ^ay: 

Hno^e 'ijs are the (sitjall^ alot\| life <£ Qi^wsy. 
T^ortal^ and love^od^ both trite ufoon tF)e^ ; 
£7\nd ^acr) &rowit\|. bitter £aQ ot^r condemn- 
($\\S r^Z in all \\j\b^£ nold^ true u[oon eewtfj: 

T^o (auPQna^ the b^t you mu<§t [say it<§ jull worth. 
*]Wf) ; iii|e <5 ooo^ee^ei ; maizes all a^ount^ square — 

T(o 'marl^ doWn<§ and bargain counters are tne^- 
<^\ l{i<£s automatic — ah well; you l\now thj<& 

Will nw [sa^s muster jor lov^s qu[d oj bli^s. 
Kind word^ will &r^t you if l^ind words you &iv£ ; 
you mu^t j^d love with lov^ ij you d Qav^ it five. 



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lind—wor^e tr)cxn blirvd= — i<^ tf)e man wrp ^hen wed 
XAeav^s lov^ps attention undone and unsaid. 
wqo counts himself pi^D^ 0U e> mor ^ ^nan the re^f 
^ecau^e he [says [sromjstty and buys oj tjpe best, 
welcomed at Dir»tt) ; then trje child is Qod=sent, 

ijis tendencies ufoward and filled witr> content. 
4his life he counts £ood ; and for him all WPot>& 

rlas little tembtation ; wbpm love has made stroML 
wife and the home Would be Ijafofoy all day 

1] love-Word^ the b u c§band would lit\|ep to <§ay. 
ij oW tgey do wpomL 1 Qan t understand 

who l^i^s baby i\1p£ and gold baby<£ Wee r) ar ^d— 



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nou^Q oj thi^— ^(Ssimi^tiQ I j^row; 

Ave milled jor a^<£ witn'mortal^, you l^now, 
Sporty million^— mostly fools/ 30 you <£ee 
^^ Iv^ nearly forgotten what real love mi&nt be 

"V ou P£ wi<§e d^idir\| to reincarnate 

1 tru^t you will meet witr) a Qa^ier jate 
por me so Iot\& a<$ 1 mii\|l£ ^itr) m en, 

111 l^fe my old art<£ until doomsday; and then— 
what! Qone? iiov^ truly i<§ li|M I mu<§t <£ay ; 
wgen a mere breath oj air can blow \)\m away. 




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wp iprqmriq .bird. 

eTV tiny indecent ^am 

e/vn instant fr^mLf^ on a beam 

Of figbt. 

e/v ^i[d oj necfai° from the bow^ 
e/Vc5 fho if meant to h^s e&ch ffc^e^ 

yooGi r\\&\)t. 
Oft let thy wf)irrih| wih| be heard, 
O jWher §em! fairy bipGl== 

%du ^rite 



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\)p\r\\\ Jpom each jlow^r apound my Qot 
<g\r\d have r\o [ear; III QaPm thee not 

Deap mit^. 
1 am \\)y [Plena, b^ trpu my ^u^t 
&\y\® n^ap my Qotta&e build thy n^t 

E&C^ nectar^d jlow^p D^loh|s to tr>ee= 
TQy daily &ijt=but &iv£ tgou m^ 




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Tp KOOVl FOR DOU^. : 

1] in youp nature there s ® si^Jotg I nav^ not reaches!; 
One ^tpatum o] deeb lov^ 1 rpve not touted ufoon ; 
P^e^s not my hfig, With ^i<£S£s ; [op you lov^ m^ not. 
^J\wd without love^ sanction ti<$ an unnoly \{\s£ 
4hat (;omjopts not my lif^ nop jeeds my b ut ^ p y sou ^- 
QaU me not a _jvJ^\\)^ap\ =£&v? thjext name J op one you 11 love 
pop, sometime, <£ne to wnom youp neapt will jondty lesfo 
gj\s to its own ; jop£ettit\| bonds op s[3@l^en vows 
will come and <£ay=="T^y love! T^y own' did you n t l^noW 
T^e w^pe my l^se^ tf)6xt you ^&ve Qep lot\| a^o? 
Of \r\\£ be supe: E&ch waitit\| he&pt s\)dl l^now it<§ own 
T(o need to o£\\ tKe question: "Is \\\\£ m y W lov^? 
Ones entire natupe quickly lea)as to y^s op T(o. 





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svtwm ivvyj. 

TQy senses &pow dpowsy, 1 revet jop noup<§ 
In ofoiafe fo^pjum^ o| f&n&uopou^ ]iowep<£- 

tyhe [^k e^godei wr^ tr^ nummii\| bipd s^S 
[ne nectap o] Papadi^e; bpe&tne^ jpom it<§ libs 

Rape odop^; <§o i&d^n with orient dp^ams 
4W tim^ ^lijDs &w&y and life only <§ee^s 

^\n idt^ Wj qoup of ^w^et ^pjume; and fgroi^s 
O) bipds th)Gxt all l^now m^ ^ii\| lo me th^ir sot>&s 



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^P'uf Qare i<£ Jop^otten, and infinite ^e^t 

Enfolds my whofe be'it\| with lije at its be^T. 

*jT|ine; ml ne are tr^ ro<§es by lor\| garden Wall^; 

_3weet ^crets trj^y tell me, for all my flowers tall^. 



qchI t[)em by name and tr^y bloom ir\ refoiy 

<£nnd to^s me <£oft ^W^ when eer> 1 [aa^s by. 
^ey waft me the'ip l^ses in dim mornii\S u&gt 

&\r\® wisn me sweet dreams when day dies into ni$[)t 
Cjtie clemati^ peaene<5 it<§ loi\| Render arms 
Wo eall to my notice it<§ redolent cQarm^ 
nd oft tjjro' my window the veitehii (oeejos 
ofts over my cottage it lovin^fy cree)3<$. 




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hat m&tt^ the bustle and ru^h on the sW^> 

W\)? huppyii\g, ^^uppyihg. <§ound of trpe feet 

Of mad moncy^Qasefs who^e idol is £old ; 

4?^ sum of wqo^ lip is in dollar 8 marl^ told? 

If T^utr) ev^p <§|ool\e pom tlje wgit^ monuments 

T would not tell of virtues; but dollars and cents. 

ii^t dollap=mad ; car^Qe^vy foeopc pu<§r) by; 

Qar>c cannot p^aQn me ; r^e contented 1 li^ 

ff\\ foe&o? with) my^lj and Ihc wornd ; and tis blain 

4ney arc C Pa gy; Caen one, and I only, am £ar\e. 
L.ofC 



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o Qid from the World by a vine-tanlled ^creen 
tJvr\<k suffered from sun by a canopy green, 
1 lie in my QammoQ^ and l&gicy swit\& 
To Qummii>| of bees and the <§or\|s the birds sit\|, 
while bright tinted butterflies float on a oreege 

J)o ^oft it scarce muffles the leaves on t(x trees; 
^e S°ff sky t^e^s ^n in quaint figures of blue ; 

<^nd ^tpay bits of S u nsbine S om ^' ,m es triple thro' 
^e war|a and the Woof of the trees flutterit\| dress 

iii^e i\0 fairy fibers in lovit\| earess. 
'W'\s pleasure to feel that all flowers Qave £ou\s, 

4^at ; minglit\| witf) offers their haziness rolls 
prom sweet cQalices; or from petals S° ) alp 

In light clouds of [serfume on amorous air. 
^Jmall wonder the birds trill delirious notes 

Of S om noW joy from melodious throats 



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p bumble-b^ r*eef as tgo drunken wit!) win? 

prom Gipau^nt^ that tf)ey dranK at tfje cinnamon v\r\^ 
^o, luty by t(x aip ; and the birds, and the bee^ ; 
I Gipinl^ in tr>e [s^jum^ that J I oats on the breege; 
ffXxl sorrow jor&otten, contented 1 fie, 

Unbeedii\| fge doflar=mad tr>ror\|£ tijat pu^q by. 




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away, JLAov^j I ve no room in my heart; 
j/ou r^ a troublesome Suest, <£0 1 |oray you d^foart. 
^youve payed me sad trices 0jf times in tlje |aast ; 
ff\r\d that you re a rascal I l^now WeU at la^t. 
I f^now all your arts by Qe&rt and by brain; 

your u^e^e^s endeavor to rhyme love wiff) bain. 
nnat you re bewitchit\| 1 Know jull well too— 
I m b^st 0JJ without you ; <£0 mal^e j/our adieu. 

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acl^ dp youp dimjale^ and ^i^able uJ9^ ; 

Voui tendpil^ oj \)q\\p and youp foin^ fii^ep tifos, 
Odop<£ oj violet^ and ambpo^ial bp£atr)= 

Jie&one I If you \\b&zp 1 " a>tapve you to deatf). 
1 v^ loQ^ed my heart s doop a£ ja^l a<§ can be ; 

<g\r\d in Qctpa Qaution nave bupied \r\% l^y. 
Pollap^ and c^nt^ all my enef4k<§ o a ' lm ; 

Wnil£ Jsiiii^. tf^m ufo 1m jor&ttit\| youp nam^. 



«^8 i^8 «£* 



Wrjat a commotion! Tjow did it be&in? 

j/e ^ods ; but lv£ done it I lv£ lo^d tr\£ <§camfD 



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